Measuring Law for Public Health Research

摘要: Research on the impact of public health laws can yield powerful insights into how effective policymakers’ efforts translate actual improved outcomes. Such research also illuminate unintended consequences these policy efforts. Despite this potential, challenges inherent in interdisciplinary result considerable methodological which lead to erroneous or misleading results. This monograph addresses by offering technical guidance empirically measure law, i.e., determining relevant dimensions components an area categorizing legal elements a policy, and using resultant categorization schema produce accurate indicators law. The details provided facilitate development well-designed law studies applying scientific method quantitative research. Tremper, Perutilis & Consulting firm Santa Cruz, Calif.; Thomas, from Pacific Institute for Evaluation Cruz; Wagenaar, University Florida, College Medicine, Gainesville, Fla., worked together with funding Public Health Law Research, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation® program at Temple monograph.